Laborers for liberty : [electronic resource] American women, 1865-1890 / Harriet Sigerman.
By: Sigerman, Harriet.
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TextSeries: The Young Oxford history of women in the United States ; v. 6. Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c1994Description: 143 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0195080467 (acid-free paper); 9780195080469 (acid-free paper).Subject(s): Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature | Women social reformers -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature | Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature | Women -- History | Women -- Social conditions | Reformers | Women's rights | United States -- Social conditions | Femmes -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse | Réformatrices sociales -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse | Femmes -- Droits -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesseDDC classification: 305.42/0973/09034 Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information | Free eBook from the Internet Archive Volume 6 | Additional information and access via Open Library Volume 6 Summary: In the years following the Civil War, women took up many new roles, organized to work toward civic, social, and religious improvement, devoted themselves to a wide range of issues and causes, and greatly affected women's quest for social and political power.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-139) and index.
In the years following the Civil War, women took up many new roles, organized to work toward civic, social, and religious improvement, devoted themselves to a wide range of issues and causes, and greatly affected women's quest for social and political power.
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